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Urban Planning for City Leaders - Cities Alliance

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How to know if you are making an impactCreate a supportingcontext <strong>for</strong> monitoringMonitoring requires a solid foundation ofdata. Reliable and continuous inputs have tobe trans<strong>for</strong>med into readable in<strong>for</strong>mation.<strong>Cities</strong> must not underestimate the amount ofresources and trained personnel that need to beallocated to monitoring processes.A limited number of indicators works better.It is better to set a limited number of indicatorsthat can be realistically measured and easilyunderstood by a non-technical audience. Forexample, New York <strong>City</strong>’s PLANYC has 40indicators grouped into 10 categories: housingand neighbourhoods, parks and public space,transportation, waterways, water supply,transportation, energy, air quality, solid wasteand climate change.New York, USA has a set of 40 indicators to measure itsphysical functionality © Flickr/Erik Daniel DrostRenewable energy in Tel Aviv, Israel© Flickr/Feministjulie161

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